Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-24
TO-DAY'S BASE BALL.
A Fine Game Looked for on tho Home
Grounds.

A Fine Dame Looked for on the Home
Grounds.
The celebrated Cuban Giants, OF Tren-
ton. n. j., acknowledged to be the cham
pion colored club of the world, will tackle
the home team OH the Island base ball par k
this afternoon, and q great game may
be looked for. Morrison and West.
lake will be the Wheeling bat.
terry, and there ia some talk
that Jack GlasscoCk will be home in time
to play with the Wheeling club. The
Giants have downed the New York aud
indianapolis League teams, and also sew
eral of the Association teams, Baltimore
among the number, No one should fail
TO see this game Game will be called
promptly at 3:3O.
The Standards of the Island and the
Buckeyes, Of the East End, played q
match game on the Tunnel Green yester.
day afternoon, which resulted IN victory
for the Standards by score Of Is TO II.
The batteries were Sheppard aud Baggs
for the Standards, and Dick and Fox for
the Buckeyea
Jack Glasscock tried to avoid Treasurer
Howe as best he could while in Cleveland,
but Mr. Howe got the drop on Jack Fri
day, and significantly clearing his throat,
he addressed him as follows: "How do
you do, Mr.. Glasscock; il has been quite O
while since saw you. Let's see; believe
the last time was when you left for Grand
Rapids" Glasscock replied nary word
-Gepeiaad Plain Dealer.
The indianapolis correspondent of the
Philadelphia Sunday Press says With
the new material that has been secured
indianapolis will have about ~ strong An
outfield as there is in the League. ShOm-
berg will Hbe developed into fielder and
will be put in right field, with Foster in
centre and McGeachy left. Hines will be
put on first base, and il is not improbable
that Seery will he developed for second
base. With Glasscock and Denny this ar
rangement would give the club remark
able batting strength"
Says the Washington correspondent Of
the same paper: THE negotiations he
tween the local management and the In
dianapolis Club, represented by the indie
IdtlRdUic MI IOBri. nave IcTulbtu III tDt
practical transfer Of the star batter and
clever centre fielder Of the local team
Paul Hines-to HOosiertown, Foeel Ia
bored long and earnestly with President
Hewett befope he could induce him 10
look layorsbiy upon the proposition to
exchange Hines for player whom
the Hoosiers could contract 10 deliver.
Hewett has had his eye on Jack
Glasscock and Jerry benny for Insny long
months and tried 10 make aconditional
bargain with Fogel for the transfer OF one
or both Of them while arranging the Hines
deal Fogel, who is q very astute young
man, has made up his mind that Glassoock
will play in Indianapolis NEXT sessaD, NO
matter how much be may desire 10 yet
away, and therefore refuses TO consider
any propoitiae involving the re-
lease oi tie great sbortstop. Denny has
not been ~ Outspoken 10 his desire 10 play
hall elsewhere, but In believed TO be very
anxious 10 leave his present surroundings
No amount Of rose color painting BY Frssi.
dent Hewett could induce the lndianspo-
lis management IA E.ske any promise look
ing 10 the release Of either Glasscock OF
benny. Fogel had $40, 900 in his pocket,
however, and was prepared TO talk busi.
ness on any other basis"
Says the Cleveland correspondent Of the
Press: 'Briody gravey tells local news-
paper man thai poverty and sickness
caused him to desert Cleveland st Grand
Rapida in July, 1884, and that, beins
afraid to jump slors. be induced McCor'
mack and GlAsscock TO 70, in the hops
that the two stars would be 30 badly need
ed that reinstatement was certain. II thi,
is true, Briody knew his men. His seIlins
price was $500; Glasscock's, =, go; Me
Cormack's, 81 800. TIE day Of desertior
was the daT 81 decline and trouble for th,
.sio."